<h1>Currency volatility: importer dollar demand and crude rebound fuel rupee pressure, with trade-tariff uncertainty affecting flows.</h1> Rupee weakened and settled lower due to sustained dollar demand from importers and a crude oil price rebound, compounded by foreign portfolio flow pressures and a firmer dollar index; analysts flagged trade-tariff uncertainty and portfolio outflows as a negative bias while noting a softer US dollar and domestic market strength could offer intermittent support, with forex reserves movement, Brent futures, the dollar index, and upcoming CPI releases cited as near-term catalysts for USD-INR volatility.